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9780803997257

Unlocking the Cabinet

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  • ISBN13:

    9780803997257

  • ISBN10:

    0803997256

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1985-06-01
  • Publisher: Sage Pubns Ltd
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Summary

Comparative studies of politics have neglected the cabinet and cabinet committees which are at the centre of the decision-making process in Western parliamentary democracies. Unlocking the Cabinet provides the first comparative analysis of cabinet structures in parliamentary systems, revealing the powerful role of cabinet committees.Part One outlines a framework for comparing decision arenas in political executives. Part Two uses the comparative framework, and analyses the history, structures and changing roles of cabinet committees in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Cabinet Structures In Comparative Perspective
Decision-making in Cabinet Government
Formal Committee Structures
Cabinet Committees in Context
Cabinet Structures In Individual Countries
The United Kingdom
Decision Sifting in a Secret Garden
Cabinet Committees in Canada
Pressures and Dysfunctions Stemming from the Representational Imperative
Cabinet Committees in Australia and New Zealand
In Search of Unity
Cabinet Committees in Denmark
The Netherlands
Cabinet Committees in a Coalition Cabinet
Cabinet Committees in Switzerland
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